Since 1958, following the pioneering work
of L. M. Kachanov, the theory of damage mechanics has in particular made significant
progress and established itself capable of solving a wide range of engineering
problems. To date, the damage mechanics is a clearly identified scientific discipline
focused on studying the effect of various nano, micro and macro defects on the
behaviour of materials, bridging the gap between the well established fields of
continuum inelastic deformations and the classical fracture mechanics with growing
macroscopic cracks. The main objective of the newly created conferences series
entitled the nth International Conference on Damage Mechanics (ICDMn)
is to bring together leading educators, researchers, scientists, engineers and
other practitioners discussing and exchanging ideas on recent advances in the
field of damage mechanics. On the foundation of the International
Journal of Damage Mechanics(IJDM), this conference series, held
every three years, aims to become the premier international forum on damage mechanics
research dissemination.

The inaugural conference of this series named
ICDM1
(the First International Conference on Damage Mechanics) took place in Belgrade
during 25-27 June 2012 and attracted many leading researchers from 46 countries
on five continents in the field of damage mechanics.

This Second International
Conference on Damage Mechanics (ICDM2) will be held at the
University of Technology of Troyes (France), from 8 to 11 July 2015. It will
provide a forum for scientists and practicing engineers alike to present the latest
findings in their research endeavor and at the same time to explore future research
directions in the field of damage and failure mechanics. Both the irreversible
damages and the reversible damages due to self-healing are concerned.